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Halle, Hath No Fury
Actress Halle Berry made history when she won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2003. She was criticized mercilessly for her raw and gritty role in 'Monster's Ball.' The Revlon spokesperson (and mother of a newborn) talked candidly about the controversy and her life (and love life) in a recent interview. . What She Said?
2009 Grammy Nominations
Singer Celine Dion (R) announces nominees for Album of the the Year during the Grammy Nominations Concert organized to announce the nominations for the 51st Grammy Awards at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles, California, on December 3, 2008. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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Singer Celine Dion performs during the Grammy Nominations Concert organized to announce the nominations for the 51st Grammy Awards at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles, California, on December 3, 2008. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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Singer Taylor Swift (R) and Neil Portnow, president/CEO of the Recording Academy, appear on stage during the Grammy Nominations Concert organized to announce the nominations for the 51st Grammy Awards at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles, California, on December 3, 2008. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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Singer Celine Dion announces nominees for the Album of the Year during the Grammy Nominations Concert organized to announce the nominations for the 51st Grammy Awards at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles, California, on December 3, 2008. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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US singer Mariah Carey performs during the Grammy Nominations Concert organized to announce the nominations for the 51st Grammy Awards at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles, California, on December 3, 2008. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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US singer Mariah Carey performs during the Grammy Nominations Concert organized to announce the nominations for the 51st Grammy Awards at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles, California, on December 3, 2008. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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US singer Mariah Carey performs during the Grammy Nominations Concert organized to announce the nominations for the 51st Grammy Awards at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles, California, on December 3, 2008. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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** FILE ** In this Dec. 3, 2008 file photo, Taylor Swift arrives at "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live" in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)
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Musician Ne-Yo poses in the press room during The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live held at the Nokia Theatre on December 3, 2008 in Los Angeles, California..The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! - Press Room.Nokia Theatre.Los Angeles, California United States.December 3, 2008.Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com..To license this image (56303818), contact WireImage.com
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Taylor Swift arrives at the Grammy Nomination Concert Live at the Nokia Theatre on December 3, 2008 in Los Angeles, California..The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! - Arrivals.Nokia Theatre.Los Angeles, CA United States.December 3, 2008.Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com..To license this image (16188028), contact WireImage.com
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Black Entertainment News Blog: BV Newswire
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Black Movies Blog: It's All Reel
For up-to-the minute coverage of who's coming up and what's going down on the film circuit, BlackVoices.com contributor Wilson Morales delivers the goods with box-office figures, late-breaking casting updates and engaging interviews.
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Black Entertainment Gossip Blog: BV Buzz
Jawn Murray is back and better than ever. With the new refashioned version of his wildly popular BV Buzz column -- now a blog -- the Washington, D.C., based celebrity journalist is ready to deliver all the scoop we've grown to expect from him, as it revolves around black Hollywood and beyond.
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Filed under: Exclusives, Music, Gospel After the music site DaGospelTruth.com revealed that several gospel artists were having extramarital affairs, Christian record label Cross Movement Records (CMR) announced that it had suspended rapper Da T.R.U.T.H. (whose real name is Emanuel L. Lambert,... Read More
Filed under: Music, Television "I like rap. We play rap. Oh yeah! When you come to the show you'll see. Rap is fabulous! And it's the liveliest thing for the audience. Rap is big." - Domestic diva Martha Stewart talking about her affinity for rap when asked by talk show host Rachael Ray... Read More
Filed under: Music, Radio It's no wonder AM Records is spending a truck load of money promoting Janet Jackson's 'Number Ones,' her two-CD set of greatest hits music that was released on Nov. 17. According to the New York Daily News, the youngest of the Jackson siblings has inked a new recording... Read More
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Filed under: Gossip, Music RB singer Brandy will avoid a civil trial for a December 2006 car crash that killed Awatef Aboudihaj. The 'Full Moon' star has settled with the remaining plaintiff in the case, Aboudihaj's husband, though the terms of the settlement are sealed. Back in June, the 'Moesha'... Read More
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